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Extraction and quantification of antivenomous antibodies in chicken eggs against scorpion venom

: Avian-derived IgY is thought to be the best therapy for scorpion bites concerning low-level side effects. The present study analyzed a hypothesis about the neutralization of scorpion venom Androcotonus australis through antibodies produced in the egg ...
Mehvish Andleeb (16561553), Aleem Ahmed Khan (5066171)   +1 more
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Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels Modulation by Bothutous Schach Scorpion Venom

, 2020
Buthotus schach is one of the dangers scorpions in Iran that belong to the Buthidae family. Toxins are existing in venom scorpion, modulate the ion channels by blocking or opening the pore of the channel or by altering the voltage gating and useful as ...
Hossein Vatanpour, Hossein Zolfagharian, Nima Naderi, Hamid Gholami Pourbadie D, Akram Aboutorabi   +4 more
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Analysis of scorpion venom composition by Raman Spectroscopy

, 2014
In this work we study the venom of two Centruroides scorpion species using Raman spectroscopy. The spectra analysis allows to determine the venoms chemical composition and to establish the main differences and similarities among the species.
Martinez-Zerega, B.E., Gonzalez-Solis, J.L.   +1 more
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Pharmacokinetic studies of scorpion venom before and after antivenom immunotherapy

, 2005
International audienceThe improvement of the immunotherapeutic treatment of envenomations requires a better knowledge of the pharmacological actions of the scorpion venom and of the mechanism of its in vivo neutralization by antivenom.
Krifi, Mohamed Naceur, Debray, Marcel, El Ayeb, Mohamed, Choumet, Valérie, Savin, Sandrine, Bon, Cassian   +5 more
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A comparison of honeybee and scorpion venoms as anticancer agents against three different cancer cell lines: lung, colon, and breast cancer

Frontiers in Toxicology
Owing to the drawbacks and adverse effects associated with conventional cancer therapies, there is growing interest in identifying effective natural alternatives. In this study, the anticancer potential of honeybee and scorpion venoms was evaluated using
Fatma H. Galal, Fahad M. Alshammari, Abdulrahman S. Aldaghmi, Elsayed E. Hafez, Ghada M. El-Sayed, Riyadh H. Aeban, Saad A. Alharbi   +6 more
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Toxic effects of scorpion, hemiscorpius lepturus (Hemiscorpiidae) venom on mice

, 2012
Scorpion stings are common in Iran, particularly in the southern and southwest regions of the country, and they pose a serious health problem. Hemiscorpius lepturus is the most venomous scorpion in the region.
Khamehchian, T., Moravveji, S.A., Dehghani, R., Vatandoost, H., Vazirianzadeh, B.   +4 more
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Mass fingerprinting of the venom and transcriptome of venom gland of scorpion Centruroides tecomanus.

, 2013
Centruroides tecomanus is a Mexican scorpion endemic of the State of Colima, that causes human fatalities. This communication describes a proteome analysis obtained from milked venom and a transcriptome analysis from a cDNA library constructed from two ...
Laura L Valdez-Velázquez, Verónica Quintero-Hernández, Maria Teresa Romero-Gutiérrez (424460), Laura L. Valdez-Velázquez (424459), Lourival D. Possani (141703), Lourival D Possani, Fredy I. V. Coronas (424461), Maria Teresa Romero-Gutiérrez, Fredy I V Coronas, Verónica Quintero-Hernández (183150)   +9 more
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Scorpion venom: A poison or a medicine-mini review [PDF]

, 2018
773-778The Scorpion’s venom considered to be highly complex mixture of nucleotides, enzymes, mucoproteins, biogenic amines, salts, as well as peptides and proteins, which have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years mainly in Asia and ...
Shah, Pir Tariq, Ahmed, Shehzad, Mujaddad-ur-Rehman, Ali, Farooq, Qayyum, Sadia, Tauseef, Isfahan, Khan, Ibrar, Haleem, Kashif Syed, Hayat, Azam Hayat, Ramzan, Rahdia, Malik, Attiya Abdul, Noor-Ul-Huda   +11 more
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Comparative Histological Characterization of the Venom Apparatus in Five Iranian Scorpion Species

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Background: Scorpion envenomation represents a significant public health concern worldwide. The telson is located at the distal part of the metasoma, where venom is secreted from a pair of venom glands.
Parisa Soltan-Alinejad, Hossein Kargar-Jahromi, Fatemeh Karimi, Kourosh Azizi   +3 more
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Scorpion venom inhibits selectively Ca2+-activated K+ channels in situ

, 1986
Using patch-clamp techniques, a study was made of the component of Leiurus quinquestriatus scorpion venom which caused a blockade of one class of membrane potassium channels, the calcium activated potassium (BK) channels.
Michel Simonneau, Simonneau, Michel, Estelle Leneveu, Leneveu, Estelle   +3 more
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